Being a student athlete is often taken for granted with the challenges presented by both academics and athletics. But the drive to do so for some is truly fueled by their love of the sport. “Being a student athlete means that everything you’ve worked for your entire life has been rewarded with the opportunity […]
Author: Jessica Deutsch
Batter up
Despite a losing series to Lehigh, the baseball team is headed to the playoffs For the first time since the 2012 season, the Leopards are headed to the Patriot League Playoffs. Despite three losses to Lehigh this past weekend, Lafayette still managed to clinch a playoff berth due to losses from Bucknell and Army. The […]
Swinging for the postseason
This year’s matchup brings a new element to the Rivalry Lafayette baseball will be playing their long-time rivals this weekend, but this time there will be more at stake than pride: one win in the series will earn them a spot in the playoffs. Still, a sweep wouldn’t exactly eliminate the Leopards from playoff contention. […]
Baseball rebounds after slow start
Lafayette sweeps the Black Knights to move up the league ranks Last weekend, the baseball team swept another Patriot League team in a four-game series for the first time in eight years. The team was Army and, before last weekend, the senior class was 0-14 against them. The Leopards were coming off the other end […]
Playing catch-up
The Lafayette baseball team is struggling at the moment with a record of 2-13 nearly midway through their season. The Leopards are coming off of a four game sweep in their Patriot League opener against Holy Cross, dropping two games by a score of just 1-0. “We’ve played some good competition and have played pretty […]
Taking the mount vs. playing the field
The battle heats up between two unlikely competitors The Leopards are in an unusual predicament—not enough room in the starting lineup for so many quality hitters. With this much talent, the question for the Lafayette baseball team is who belongs where on the field. Earlier in the preseason, seniors Tim Lazor and Toby Schwartz, junior […]
Dives through history
Junior Greg Grewal swims the breaststroke at the Patriot League Championships. Photo Courtesy of Greg Grewal ‘16 ______________________________ Swim team takes to the pool for Patriot League championships Although they didn’t win the swimming Patriot League Championship, a strenuous three day-stretch of races, the Leopards made it back with some accomplishments to be proud of. […]
Resilient baseball team returns for the spring
Senior Cory Spera warms up his arm before taking the mound. Photos Courtesy of Hana Isihara ‘17 ____________________________ The players travel to Durham, NC, Saturday to start the season It’s been a long cold preseason, but the men’s baseball team will finally open up their season on the road this weekend against North Carolina Central. […]
Men’s lacrosse prepares for tough road ahead
Senior Sonny Round craddles the ball and looks for another open teammate. Photo Courtesy of Athletic Communications _________________________________ The men’s lacrosse team must face their toughest schedule this season since head coach Jim Rogalski’s takeover two years ago. In the past few years, the Patriot League has grown to be one of the most competitive […]
Leopard Gone Viral
Junior Jamie O’Hare has been able to translate her on court success into a viral buzz after defeating Colgate with a go ahead reverse layup off of an inbounds pass from herself Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications __________________________________________________ O’Hare leads the surge against the Red Raiders The Lafayette Women’s basketball team amounted a 25-point comeback […]
Selfless Leopards look towards Second Half of League Play
Photos by Christi Behot ‘16 Freshman Anna Ptasinski shots a corner three pointer against Colgate ______________________________ An abundance of talent is not a luxury enjoyed by most Patriot Leagues teams, but at Lafayette it’s the status quo. Senior captain Emily Homan is currently one of the bestcenters in the Patriot League. Homan is averaging 17.7 […]
O’Hare as an offensive key
Junior guard Jamie O’Hare cuts to the basket for an easy layup. Junior guard Jamie O’Hare has given the Leopards a leg up the past few games The Leopards are 4-2 coming off of a hard fought victory against Penn on Tuesday night. The team scraped by, winning 60-57. The win was much needed for […]
Two games, one chance to win it
Junior Lauren Pisauro leads the team with a total of 391 digs on the season. Photography by Austin Drucker ‘17 Two games, one weekend, one chance to go out with a bang. With an overall record of 5-21 and a Patriot League record of 2-12 Lafayette Volleyball was unable to make it to the postseason […]
Leopards look to finish strong
The Leopards close out their season this Saturday in one final Patriot League game against Loyola. Although the team didn’t qualify for the tournament they are still prepared for an intense battle this weekend. This last game gives Lafayette the opportunity to go 3-6 in the conference or fall to 2-7. End of season games […]